Preventative maintenance is the best way to ensure your vehicle stays reliable, and lets you avoid major repairs as well as the expenses that come with them. At Southside Automotive Inc., we provide a complete preventative maintenance program, and carry all the necessary parts and expertise to take care of the little jobs that let you avoid the big ones. Choose from a comprehensive range of the fluids, oils, filters, and belts that your vehicle needs to keep running happily and healthily. Relax while your ride is inspected by our highly-trained technicians, and rest assured that it'll keep running smoothly for miles and miles.

The first part of our preventative maintenance program deals with your vehicle's fluids. Your car needs these fluids to keep running smoothly and prevent overheating. Most of our fluid change services are completed quickly so you can get back on the road in Marquette, MI. Our technicians are happy to monitor and refill your engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, brake fluid, anti-freeze, power steering and wiper fluids. We also perform checks on your radiator to ensure there are no small leaks caused by stones and other road debris.

The next area of our program deals with the filters in your car. Whether filtering oil, fuel, or air, your car's engine and drivetrain rely on pure ingredients free from power-robbing particles. Your vehicle's fuel system, for example, wants only the purest gasoline or diesel. When microscopic particles build up in the system over time they reduce its efficiency and cause issues like decreased gas mileage. The same goes for your engine's air filter. An engine needs a mix of fuel and air to create combustion, and that can't happen if your motor can't breathe. Regularly changing your car's filters will prevent this from occurring. Southside Automotive Inc. will make sure all your car's filters are flowing smoothly and clear, as well as the often-overlooked cabin air filter which can make a huge difference in how pleasant a car is to be inside.

Tire balancing is an important area of preventative maintenance where we excel. If your car's tires are out of balance, they could be putting undue strain on components in the suspension, braking, and drivetrain systems, which can cost you greatly further down the road. Ensuring a smooth ride with professionally balanced wheels and tires is a much cheaper, easier, and safer way to make sure your car stays on the road, while ensuring a long life for your tires.

Your car's timing belts are extremely important to examine during the course of preventative maintenance. There are a number of events that need to take place for one full revolution of your car's engine. These belts ensure that they all line up with each other, and occur at exactly the right moment. Should the belts become damaged or break, the events can fall out of sync and happen at the wrong time, which can be seriously detrimental to the health of your engine and your car overall. Southside Automotive Inc. ensures that all your car's belts are healthy, and that all of those events keep happening at exactly the right time.

If you want Southside Automotive Inc. to make sure that your vehicle is well-equipped to continue transporting you safely for years to come, call us at 906-249-9219, or visit us in Marquette, MI so we can schedule a time to take a look at it!

What People Say About Us

Friendly and professional service was the benchmark at this shop. Owner Wally Rauvala and chief auto technician Gary Keivla bent over backwards to get our vintage Vixen 21 RV back on the road as soon as parts could be located and installed.
Beyond their professionalism, Wally and Gary were altogether decent people to work with. By their graciousness, they were able to keep the stress of our breakdown situation to a manageable level.
The Marquette market is lucky to have this shop in their community. I would recommend them without hesitation.

-AJ P.

Wally came to my rescue on US-41 on a very cold evening to help me with a flat. Most of my tools were stripped and he came out of his way to help me get back on the road. I recommend anyone who needs any automobile services done, go to Wally at Southside Automotive, he will take care of you! Tell them Ryan sent ya!

-Ryan R.

Great place! Super nice people, and pleased with the service.

-Brady G.

Wally and Marty, always have a smile on their faces and go the extra mile to make sure everyone is happy!

-Benjamin M.

Very professional and polite. They went beyond what was expected compared to any experience at other vehicle repair shops. I would recommend Southside Automotive for your next maintenance or repair needs.

-Nicholas Y.

Had a complete motor swap done. The crew was very helpful and made sure I was okay with everything done the whole way through. Saved me money where they could and have held up their end of the deal with warranty and making sure my truck is running the way it should. Not the first work I've had done there but deffinetly the biggest job. All my experiences with them have been great and I feel like I've gotten the best deals I can. Would recommend for sure!

-Cody R.

Service at Southside is great! Wally is super knowledgeable and insightful in answering all the questions and concerns I had. He also went out of his way to explain everything in layman's terms so I knew what I was paying for. He didn't try to sell me on anything I didn't need (like so many other shops have) and showed me what went wrong with my old parts. Great service, I will certainly be coming back here again!!!

-Krista P.

I highly recommend them. Very friendly and affordable!

-Jessica E.

They do professional timely work! Always happy with the service!

-Jordan M.

Wally and the gang at Southside always do exceptional work and have never let me down. I have been burned many times by a lot of local places but that's not the way Wally does business. It's the only place in the area I go to and the only one I recommend!

-William B.

Hardworking and honest group. Nice to know you're in good hands when using their services.

-Craig T.

I was having an issue with fuses (or so I thought) so I randomly stopped in to see if I could buy some. When I asked to buy 12 of them, he came right out & looked at the issue (it was a wire problem, not fuses in the end) for 45 mins & never charged me! & this was at the end of his day & he stayed over a half hour more! So I made an appt & was overjoyed with the way they solved the problem & how much it cost. Very reasonable. This is a great garage, I would HIGHLY recommend them!

-Kristen G.

I had a few problems with my truck over the past couple weeks. I have went to Southside for all of them. They fixed it in a timely manner everytime for a fair price. Great people to work with. Great place to go. Will highly recommend to anyone.